Parvicardium

{{Short description|Genus of molluscs}}

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|image_caption = Parvicardium exiguum

|taxon = Parvicardium

|authority = Monterosato, 1884

|type_species= Cardium parvum Philippi, 1844

|synonyms=

  • Balticardium Lambiotte, 1979 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Cardium (Parvicardium) Monterosato, 1884 (original rank)
  • Cerastobyssum Høpner Petersen & Russell, 1974 (Junior synonym)

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Parvicardium is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Lymnocardiinae of the family Cardiidae.{{cite web |title=Parvicardium Monterosato, 1884 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2286500 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=20 October 2021 |language=en}}MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Parvicardium Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137739 on 2021-12-16

The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

;Species brought into synonymy:

  • Parvicardium brykense Goncharova & Zhgenti, 1989: synonym of † Chokrakia brykense (Goncharova & Zhgenti, 1989)
  • Parvicardium elegantulum (Møller, 1842): synonym of Goethemia elegantula (Møller, 1842)
  • Parvicardium nodosum W. Turton, 1822 non Montagu, 1803: synonym of Parvicardium scabrum (Philippi, 1844)
  • Parvicardium ovale (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840): synonym of Parvicardium pinnulatum (Conrad, 1831)
  • Parvicardium ovale (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) sensu Spada & Della Bella, 1990: synonym of Parvicardium scriptum (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892)
  • Parvicardium papillosum (Poli, 1791): synonym of Papillicardium papillosum (Poli, 1791)
  • Parvicardium suezensis Issel, 1869: synonym of Fragum sueziense (Issel, 1869)
  • Parvicardium transclathratum (Viader, 1951): synonym of Fragum sueziense (Issel, 1869)
  • Parvicardium turtoni (G.B. Sowerby III, 1894): synonym of Papillicardium turtoni (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)

References

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  • MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Parvicardium Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137739 on 2021-12-16
  • Lambiotte M. (1979). Note sur les petites espèces européennes récentes de la famille des Cardiidae rapportées aux genres Parvicardium T.A. Monterosato, 1884 et Papillicardium F. Sacco, 1899, et description d'un genre nouveau, Balticardium gen. nov.. Informations de la Société Belge de Malacologie 7(2): 39–47
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213